Overseas travelers are back in New York City after the U.S. borders reopened, but many businesses do not expect a major rebound until next year. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Hotels and Travel Lodgings”
As Borders Reopen, New York Wants Foreign Tourists Back, and Fast
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2021
The city’s tourism marketing agency is starting a campaign in several countries to attract visitors after the long pandemic lockout. Source: New York Times
A Last-Minute Rush to Get Vaccinated
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2021
Thousands of unvaccinated health care workers changed their minds as a state deadline to be inoculated approached. Source: New York Times
Turn Empty N.Y.C. Hotels Into Permanent Housing for Homeless, Adams Says
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2021
Thousands of rooms in hotels shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic would become ‘supportive housing’ under a plan announced by New Yokr’s likely next mayor. Source: New York Times
Upstate Motels Make a Comeback, With an Aim to Captivate
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2021
Once a convenience of the American road trip, these classic motor hotels are being restored as vacation destinations by a new generation of owners. Source: New York Times
Jimmy Elidrissi, Waldorf Bellhop for Five Decades, Dies at 74
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2021
A Moroccan immigrant’s goal was to make guests, including nine U.S. presidents, feel right at home amid the grandeur of a landmark Manhattan hotel. Source: New York Times
Homeless People Are Moved From Midtown Hotels Back to Shelters
By Gotham Rex on July 26, 2021
Many homeless people who had been living in New York City hotels were frustrated and confused as they were loaded onto buses and taken to group shelters. Source: New York Times
AirBnb and the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2021
Listings on the rental site dropped precipitously, but people who rented stayed longer. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Halts Plan to Move Homeless People From Hotels After Legal Filing
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2021
The Legal Aid Society filed a motion accusing the city of violating the rights of people with disabilities. Source: New York Times
Why Roosevelt Island Wants Tourists
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2021
With a tech campus, a chic hotel, ample green space and its famous tram, Roosevelt Island would like more visitors, please. Source: New York Times
8,000 Homeless People to Be Moved From Hotels to Shelters, New York Says
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement signals the beginning of the end to an arrangement that many homeless people said provided a better living environment. Source: New York Times
Homeless Men Lose Court Battle to Stay in Upper West Side Hotel
By Gotham Rex on June 3, 2021
The city said the men at the Lucerne could stay there until a larger move of homeless people out of hotels amid the reopening. Source: New York Times
New York Is Reawakening. It Just Needs Its Tourists Back.
By Gotham Rex on May 13, 2021
After a year of staying away, visitors are trickling back. Now, city officials and business leaders are plotting ways to lure them in large numbers. Source: New York Times
The Chelsea Hotel Becomes a New York Battleground
By Gotham Rex on April 16, 2021
Mark Twain and Bob Dylan slept at the Chelsea. Now, developers hope to lure tourists, but they have to soothe some frustrated tenants. Source: New York Times
Why Reopening Ceremonies in NYC Are So Important Right Now
By Gotham Rex on April 16, 2021
Movie theaters, hotels, restaurants and other businesses are putting a lot of thought into the process. Source: New York Times